Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
EECA Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education / Physical Education and Sport Science Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
physical fitness
physical activity
physical education
24-hour movement behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,655
20,708
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,827
8,736
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,805
8,800
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Sport
Exercise
Placebo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,076
6,529
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Physical Education and Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,164
9,433
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
теория и методика физической культуры
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,457
4,176
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Physical education
sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,873
3,317
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sport
Exercise
Substance use
Testing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,761
5,562
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
спорт
рекреація
фізичне виховання
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,241
2,076
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Exercise and Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,985
3,203
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
sport science
public health
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,983
3,156
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
biomechanics
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,460
1,586
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Action Control
Complex Adaptive Systems
Network Physiology
Integrative Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,208
3,888
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
теория физической культуры
физическое воспитание
спорт
спортивная психология
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
3,300
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
физическая культура
студенческий спорт
спорт высших достижений
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,116
3,865
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
физическое воспитание спорт педагогика медицина психология
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,901
2,731
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Spor Fizyolojisi
Fiziksel Uygunluk
Yaşam Boyu Spor
Vücut Kompozisyonu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,574
2,554
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Фізичне виховання. Спорт. Здоров'я. Педагогіка. Освіта.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,435
5,349
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
physical education
physical activity
motivation
teaching styles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,388
2,903
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
physical self perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,385
2,404
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Coaching Sciences
Training Physiology
Physical Activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,334
2,348
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Exercise Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
1,186
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
sports
exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
2,066
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sport Sciences
Physical Education
Testing in Sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,361
2,477
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
physical culture
sport
healthy lifestyle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,321
2,272
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,862
14
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregor Jurak
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,655
20,708
0.840
physical fitness
physical activity
physical education
24-hour movement behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,742
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zsolt Radak
University of Physical Education
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,827
8,736
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,259
343
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Burtscher
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,805
8,800
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,136
148
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Attila Szabo
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,076
6,529
0.541
Sport
Exercise
Placebo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,973
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Juel Jarani *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,164
9,433
0.928
Physical Education and Sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,236
415
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Александр Болотин
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,457
4,176
0.494
теория и методика физической культуры
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,025
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Iermakov Sergii; Iermakov S.S.; Єрмаков С.С.; Ермаков С.С.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,873
3,317
0.421
Physical education
sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,991
51
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Damir Sekulić
University of Split
Split, Croatia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,761
5,562
0.717
Sport
Exercise
Substance use
Testing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,139
68
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Михайло Михайлович Линець
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,241
2,076
0.287
спорт
рекреація
фізичне виховання
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,639
863
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Kopp
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,985
3,203
0.459
Exercise and Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,673
218
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karel Frömel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,983
3,156
0.452
sport science
public health
physical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,890
341
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
József Tihanyi
University of Physical Education
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,460
1,586
0.246
biomechanics
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,461
6
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Hristovski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,208
3,888
0.626
Action Control
Complex Adaptive Systems
Network Physiology
Integrative Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,651
642
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Светлана Филимонова
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,201
3,300
0.532
теория физической культуры
физическое воспитание
спорт
спортивная психология
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,979
655
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vladislav V. Bakayev
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,116
3,865
0.632
физическая культура
студенческий спорт
спорт высших достижений
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,035
102
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Козина Ж.Л.; Козіна Ж.Л.; Kozina Z.; Zhanneta K; Zhanneta Kozina|Zhanneta Kozina, Kozina Z.L., Козина Ж.Л.; Козіна Ж.Л.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,901
2,731
0.463
физическое воспитание спорт педагогика медицина психология
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,099
1,068
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Erdal Zorba
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,574
2,554
0.458
Spor Fizyolojisi
Fiziksel Uygunluk
Yaşam Boyu Spor
Vücut Kompozisyonu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,547
129
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Максимчук Борис Анатолійович Борис Максимчук Б. А. Максимчук Borys Maksymchuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,435
5,349
0.984
Фізичне виховання. Спорт. Здоров'я. Педагогіка. Освіта.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,133
121
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
vello hein
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,388
2,903
0.539
physical education
physical activity
motivation
teaching styles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,224
1,132
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fevziye Hülya Aşçı
Başkent University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,385
2,404
0.446
physical self perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,984
122
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jarek Mäestu
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,334
2,348
0.440
Coaching Sciences
Training Physiology
Physical Activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,622
1,327
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Haydar Demirel|Ali Haydar Demirel, Haydar A Demirel, AH Demirel
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,826
1,186
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,552
1,441
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mehmet Günay
Gazi University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
2,066
0.447
sports
exercise physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,516
155
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Milivoj Dopsaj
University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,361
2,477
0.568
Sport Sciences
Physical Education
Testing in Sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,499
1,048
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Kudryavtsev
Siberian Federal University
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,321
2,272
0.526
physical culture
sport
healthy lifestyle